2026-09-10T22:10:41-07:00 2025-12-31 920834799 Tax & Business Advisors LLC 10308 Calumet Dr Silver Spring MD 20901 990 2025-01-01 934749691 Imagination Factory IMAG 3367081312 15 R St NE Unit A Washington DC 20002 Matthew Anderson President & CEO 2026-09-10 true Keishana Myrie-Smith P03026141 3012883072 X 2025 Matthew Anderson 15 R St NE Unit A Washington DC 20002 535142 false X https://www.imgnfactory.org/ 2024 DC The mission is to equip and catalyze leaders in the child welfare sector to drive innovation that prevents family separation and eliminates systemic harm. We provide programs that help individuals and organizations create new solutions that support families at risk of child welfare involvement. 3 0 0 0 291205 243937 0 -2103 533039 0 0 287118 0 17065 92833 379951 153088 18862 171950 800 800 18062 171150 X The mission is to equip and catalyze leaders in the child welfare sector to drive innovation that prevents family separation and eliminates systemic harm. We provide programs that help individuals and organizations create new solutions that support families at risk of child welfare involvement. false false 145526 235953 30352 Creative Clusters are multi-site innovation collaboratives that form out of the design labs at Untethered. Through these clusters, organizations and communities are able to co-design solutions to complex social challenges in their own communities. Using human-centered design, peer learning, technical assistance, and community partnership, participating sites work together to prototype and implement new approaches that strengthen families and reduce unnecessary system involvement. Current clusters focus on areas such as housing stability and eliminating the use of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) to help prevent foster care entry, accelerate family reunification, and keep family connections whole.. 122160 47300 110037 Untethered is Imagination Factorys annual national convening that brings together creative disruptors, cross-sector leaders, practitioners, advocates, and people with lived experience to reimagine supports for children and families. The event designed for both experience and impact, includes self-reflection and care, relationship-building opportunities, and participatory design labs. Through storytelling, and collaborative problem-solving experiences to spark innovation, Untethered holds space to deepen relationships and catalyze systems change. Untethered creates a space for connection, reflection, and action around building alternatives to harmful systems and advancing community-driven solutions. 27837 5800 29794 The Accelerator The Imagination Factory Accelerator equips leaders, teams, and organizations with the mindsets, practices, and tools needed to drive transformational change in child- and family-serving systems. Through immersive learning, coaching, and collaborative design, participants build their capacity for innovation, systems change, and creative leadership, or their avenue to entrepreneurship. The program focuses on developing practical strategies that help professionals and lived experts prevent family separation and create more equitable, family-centered systems of support. 24500 38754 Coaching The Imagination Factory work alongside senior leaders in the child welfare sector and help them move from idea to action to impact. Leveraging a combined 45 plus years in the sector, we now equip and catalyze other leaders to innovate in child welfare to prevent family separation and eliminate systemic harms. 11850 100 35000 The CEO Circle is a leadership community designed for executive leaders navigating the complexity of systems change work. Through retreats, facilitated dialogue, peer learning, and reflective leadership experiences, CEOs are supported in strengthening their leadership capacity, building authentic connections with peers, and sustaining themselves in demanding leadership roles. 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A draft of the return is provided to the President & CEO and the Co-Founder/ Chief Program Officer for review of accuracy, completeness, and consistency with the organizations financial statements and records. After all questions and revisions are addressed, the final Form 990 is presented to the full Board of Directors prior to filing. The Board is given an opportunity to ask questions and request changes before the return is submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.